AOR
PC-MANAGER for Windows
User’s Manual
© Simon Collings, G4SGI 1995 - 1998
Software Published and Distributed by:
AOR (UK) LTD.,
4E East Mill,
Bridgefoot,
Belper,
Derbyshire DE56 2UA
ENGLAND
Tel: +44 1773 880788
Fax: +44 1773 880780
e-mail: info@aor.co.uk www.demon.co.uk/aor
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION...............................................................................................
MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS ............................................................
INSTALLING THE PROGRAM.........................................................................
Copy Protection ....................................................................................................................................
To Install................................................................................................................................................
GETTING STARTED ........................................................................................
RS-232 connection ................................................................................................................................
Starting the Program ...........................................................................................................................
Setting up...............................................................................................................................................
CONTENTS
Obtaining Help......................................................................................................................................
FILE MENU OPTIONS......................................................................................
New.........................................................................................................................................................
Open.......................................................................................................................................................
Close.......................................................................................................................................................
Save ........................................................................................................................................................
Save As...................................................................................................................................................
Send to RX.............................................................................................................................................
Get from RX..........................................................................................................................................
Print... ....................................................................................................................................................
Print Setup.............................................................................................................................................
Exit .........................................................................................................................................................
EDIT MENU OPTIONS .....................................................................................
Cut..........................................................................................................................................................
Copy .......................................................................................................................................................
Paste .......................................................................................................................................................
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Clear.......................................................................................................................................................
Delete .....................................................................................................................................................
Add Item... .............................................................................................................................................
Modify Item...........................................................................................................................................
Check .....................................................................................................................................................
Renumber ..............................................................................................................................................
SETUP MENU OPTIONS..................................................................................
Tune... ....................................................................................................................................................
Step Up ..................................................................................................................................................
Step Down..............................................................................................................................................
Attenuator .............................................................................................................................................
Monitor ..................................................................................................................................................
Auto Mode .............................................................................................................................................
Audio Log... ...........................................................................................................................................
Communications... ................................................................................................................................
Password................................................................................................................................................
Play.........................................................................................................................................................
Stop ........................................................................................................................................................
Record....................................................................................................................................................
Power Save Options..............................................................................................................................
Priority Scan Interval...........................................................................................................................
SEARCH MENU OPTIONS ..............................................................................
Search Operation..................................................................................................................................
Audio Recording ...................................................................................................................................
Spectrum Display..................................................................................................................................
Expert Options......................................................................................................................................
For the AR8000 .................................................................................................................................
For the AR2700 .................................................................................................................................
SCAN MENU OPTIONS ...................................................................................
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Scan Operation... ..................................................................................................................................
Audio Recording ...................................................................................................................................
Select Scan Operation... .......................................................................................................................
Delete Bank ...........................................................................................................................................
WINDOW MENU OPTIONS..............................................................................
Cascade ..................................................................................................................................................
Tile .........................................................................................................................................................
Arrange Icons........................................................................................................................................
Close All.................................................................................................................................................
Position Toolbar....................................................................................................................................
Save Desktop .........................................................................................................................................
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Save Desktop As....................................................................................................................................
Load Desktop ........................................................................................................................................
AUDIO LOG......................................................................................................
SETTING UP ........................................................................................................................................
FILE MENU OPTIONS.......................................................................................................................
New.....................................................................................................................................................
Open...................................................................................................................................................
Close...................................................................................................................................................
Save ....................................................................................................................................................
Delete .................................................................................................................................................
Print... ................................................................................................................................................
Print Setup.........................................................................................................................................
Exit .....................................................................................................................................................
SELECT MENU OPTIONS ................................................................................................................
By Frequency ....................................................................................................................................
Select All ............................................................................................................................................
Clear All ............................................................................................................................................
CONTROLS MENU OPTIONS..........................................................................................................
Rewind ...............................................................................................................................................
Forward .............................................................................................................................................
Play.....................................................................................................................................................
Stop ....................................................................................................................................................
Pause ..................................................................................................................................................
Record................................................................................................................................................
MOVING COPY PROTECTION ........................................................................
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INTRODUCTION
INTRODUCTION
Welcome to
control package using the latest WindowsTM programming techniques for AOR handheld radios. This
simple to use program lets you configure memory, search, auto mode and pass frequency data in your
AOR
AR8000
searches and scans while intelligently collecting audio from your radio onto your PC hard disk (requires a PC sound card, not included). Managing frequencies and your radio’s configurations could
not be simpler with PC-MANAGER for WindowsTM. The program uses an RS-232 serial port to communicate with your radio and has these exciting features and more:
• Easy to use intuitive windowing system with tile and cascade in a variety of formats. You may
have any number of data files as you wish (disk space permitting).
• Comprehensive and powerful editing features for memory, search, auto mode and pass frequency
data including intelligent cut/paste, line renumbering and syntax checking (for auto mode data)
• On-line context sensitive help. You may obtain help from the main menu and in all dialogs. Help
is also available from the desktop simply by pressing the F1 key.
• Set the password (not supported with
radio with simple dialogs.
or
AR2700
AOR
PC-MANAGER for WindowsTM. This is a powerful data management and
radio. PC-MANAGER allows you to define and execute high-speed
AR2700
), search, scan and many other parameters of the
• Send memory, search, auto mode or pass frequency data to your radio or print it out.
• Edit auto mode data to define your own bandplan setup and send it to the radio.
• Execute searches and scans within the radio for maximum tuning speed (approx. 30 channels/s
maximum)
• Record audio from the radio automatically during searches and scans in an audio log (PC sound
card required, not included)
• Display the spectrum when searching, measure frequency and signal strength with your mouse.
You have purchased a “licence” to install and operate a maximum of two copies of AOR PC-
MANAGER for WindowsTM. There are two copy protection tokens on the master disk. See the
section on copy protection for more details.
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MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
• 80486 PC compatible (or higher) with colour graphics display
•
Microsoft® WindowsTM 3.x or Windows® 95 (WindowsTM NT is not currently supported)
• 8M byte of system memory (640k bytes of base DOS memory)
•
Microsoft® mouse or equivalent (strongly recommended)
• at least 2M bytes of free hard disk space
• At least two RS-232 serial ports (one for mouse if used, highly recommended)
•
WindowsTM compatible printer (optional)
•
WindowsTM compatible sound card (eg Sound BlasterTM )
•
AOR
AR8000
face and connecting cable (available separately)
NOTE: We plan to add software support for new AOR radios as they become available.
or
AR2700
hand portable radio receiver with AOR CU8232 remote control inter-
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INSTALLING THE PROGRAM
INSTALLING THE PROGRAM
In this manual, it is assumed that you are familiar with Microsoft® WindowsTM 3.x or Windows
95 and the hardware you are using with your computer. If you need further information on using
specific WindowsTM features, consult your Microsoft® manuals.
®
Copy Protection
AOR PC-MANAGER for WindowsTM is copy protected. The protection does not use a dongle
or other cumbersome devices, however, there are a few simple points that you may need to refer
to. Please read this section carefully.
PC-MANAGER for WindowsTM is copy protected using a system which places a “token” on your
hard disk when you install the program. The program will only work on the hard disk you installed it
to. There is no dongle or key-disk, so once installed the program runs completely normally and you
will not be inconvenienced (unlike other schemes).
Specific points to remember:
1. The distribution disk contains two tokens. This means that you can install up to two complete
copies of the software on separate machines at once. You cannot transfer the program to another
machine without first moving one of the tokens back onto the original distribution disk then re-installing. The tokens can easily be moved with the program that is provided. Contact your AOR distributor
if you need additional copies of the software.
2. You should keep your original disk in a safe place away from strong magnetic fields, high humidity
or other environmental conditions that could damage it. You will not be able to re-install the software
or move it to another machine without the distribution disk.
3. Two hidden files are copied to a hidden subdirectory of the PC-MANAGER directory
(PC-MANAG.CCC and CCONTROL.SYS) when you install the software. These contain configuration
information for the copy protection scheme and are normal DOS format files. DO NOT DELETE
THESE FILES UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES. If these files are deleted, PC-MANAGER will
not run.
4. If you are using a backup utility, make sure that the two hidden files are not backed up. When
restored, the copy protection scheme may not be able to validate the installation and PC-MANAGER
will not run. Most backup utilities do not touch these files because they have the hidden, system and
read-only attributes set. The two copy protection files also do not have the archive bit set, so you
should be able to exclude them from backups by setting up your backup software to ignore files without an archive bit. Remember, it is not the backup but the restore that can cause problems.
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5. The /d+ option of the PC-Kwik disk cache software from Multisoft Corporation is not compatible
with the copy protection scheme and should be temporarily disabled when installing PC-MANAGER or
moving the token. HyperCache also affects the copy protection scheme in the same way because of
non-standard methods of accessing the floppy disk drive. Again, it should be temporarily disabled, but
both caches may be used at other times.
6. The copy protection scheme is compatible with disk drives compressed with SuperStor, Stacker and
DoubleSpace. However, you should temporarily remove the token from the hard disk when installing
one of these compression utilities because the protection will appear invalid when the drives are compressed. The disk compression utilities warn you of this in their manuals.
7. The copy protection scheme is known to be compatible with the following disk defragmenters:
Central Point’s Compress, Digital Research’s Diskopt, Stac’s Sdefrag and Microsoft’s Defrag.
8. The copy protection scheme is not currently compatible with WindowsTM NT.
9. The copy protection scheme is not compatible with non-standard floppy disk systems. At present
(7/95) this includes the following PCs:
Evesham Vale Voyager laptop
Zeos Pentiums
It is possible to install onto a PC with a non-standard floppy disk (or no floppy disk) using a networked
standard drive. The easiest way to do this if you do not already have a network is to use the
INTERLNK or INTERSVR utilities supplied with MS-DOS.
10. The copy protection scheme is compatible with Windows 95. However, you can completely erase
your tokens using Explorer to drag and drop the PC-MANAGER directory onto the Recycle bin. Although the token files are not deleted, they cannot be restored to their original positions on disk. EXPLORER DOES NOT GIVE WARNINGS LIKE FILE MANAGER UNDER WINDOWS 3.X!.
See the section of this manual entitled MOVING COPY PROTECTION for instructions on
using the utility for moving the copy protection token.
To Install...
You will need to follow slightly different instructions depending on the operating system you are
using.
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INSTALLING THE PROGRAM
For Microsoft® WindowsTM 3.x
Either...
Click on the File menu of program manger and select the Run... option.
Type “A:\INSTALL.EXE <ENTER>” into the dialog.
Or...
Use file manager to list the files on drive A and double-click on the line with
“INSTALL.EXE” on it.
For Windows® 95
From the
Select Run... option and type “A:\INSTALL.EXE” into the open dialog.
Press <ENTER> or click the OK button to proceed.
You should obtain the window shown below on your screen. This is the installation utility which will
copy and install the PC-MANAGER files to your hard disk:
Two push buttons are provided inside the window. You can abort the installation by clicking on
the “Quit” push button (or by pressing “Q”). Alternatively, to decompress and copy the program files
onto your hard disk, click on the “Install...” push button (or press “I”). If you want to obtain help on
the installation program, you can click on the “Help” menu option in the top right hand corner of the
window.
button on the task bar...
If you are proceeding with the installation, you will now be asked to type in the name of a directory on your hard disk for the program files (you will need approximately 2 MByte of space). The
default directory name is “C:\PC-MANAG”, but you can change it by typing in an alternative into the
dialog that is displayed.
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The dialog looks like that shown above. If you want to keep the default directory for the
PC-MANAGER files, just click on the “OK” push button. If you want to change it, you can type in an
alternative name and then click on “OK” (if the directory does not already exist, it will be created).
Once you have selected a directory for the PC-MANAGER files, they are decompressed and
copied onto your system in a few moments (the exact amount of time required depends on your
computer speed).
NOTE: The installation program does not alter your WindowsTM “.INI” initial settings
files; it uses its own. The file is called “PC-MANAG.INI” and is located in the PC-MANAGER for
WindowsTM directory.
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GETTING STARTED
GETTING STARTED
RS-232 connection
You will need to setup a serial port on your PC before you can begin to use PC-MANAGER.
The RS-232 connection between your computer and the
Connect your AOR CU8232 remote control interface unit following the instructions given in the
CU8232 manual (and supplement if you have an
RS-232 interface lead, again instructions are given in the CU8232 manual.
AR2700
Starting the program
To launch PC-MANAGER for WindowsTM:
If you are using Microsoft® WindowsTM 3.x, select the AOR PC-MANAGER program group
and double-click on the correct icon for the radio you are using (there is one icon for each radio type
supported).
If you are using Windows® 95, select the AOR PC-MANAGER shortcut from the Programs menu
option of task bar and the correct icon for the radio you are using.
AR8000
). You will need to prepare and fit an
or
AR2700
is simple to set up.
PC-MANAGER should then appear on your screen. The main window has a number of components as follows (screen shots are for Windows® 95):
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Menu options:
The main menu provides access to all the features of the program and is located just below the
top edge of the window.
Tool bar:
Underneath the main menu is the tool bar. This contains a number of push buttons which
provide rapid access to the most frequently used menu options. If you move your mouse over any of
the tool bar buttons, a line of text is displayed on the status bar in place of the copyright notice on the
bottom edge of the main window telling you what the button does.
Frequency and status display:
Next to the tool bar push buttons is a status display showing the current frequency the radio is
tuned to. It is also used to display memory comments and search/scan status.
Status bar:
Along the bottom edge of the window is a copyright notice which can be used to display a dialog
showing the version of the program. Click on the AOR or © symbol to display the dialog.
Desktop:
The main part of the window (the application’s desktop) is used to display files of data in
individual windows. A specially developed style of list box is used for display and provides a flexible
and fast way to handle data. Data windows can be reduced to icons and appear along the bottom edge
of the desktop.
You must set up RS-232 communication from your computer before starting to use
PC-MANAGER using the instructions given in the next section.
Setting up
PC-MANAGER uses an RS-232 serial port on your computer to send instructions to the radio.
You must have a suitable interface unit to make the physical connection between the D-type connector
on your computer to the remote control port on your radio. The AOR CU8232 unit and associated
cables should be used to do this. Detailed instructions are given in the CU8232 manual.
Once you have made the physical connection and launched PC-MANAGER, you will need to use
the Setup|Communications... dialog to configure the serial port used by PC-MANAGER for your radio.
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There is one dialog for each supported radio.
For the
You can select the baud rate, serial port on your PC, type of delimiter and handshake.
For the
AR8000
AR2700
:
:
You can select the baud rate, serial port on your PC and type of delimiter.
Use the dialog controls to select the PC serial port configuration you need and click on the “OK”
push button to continue. The parameters you select are stored in the “PC-MANAG.INI” initial values
file so that they can be reused next time you run PC-MANAGER.
You can setup more than one radio type (if you have several AOR radios) by running
PC-MANAGER again for the other radio and setting the serial port parameters for that radio. All
supported radios have separate serial port parameters stored in “PC-MANAG.INI” so that you only
need to setup the program once.
Once you have setup your PC serial port for the radio you are using, you can begin to use
PC-MANAGER.
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